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User Reviews Are Excellent

On average, people who bought this TV rated it as superb.

Samsung Has Excellent Reviews for Its Televisions

We checked 22,325 expert and owner reviews for Samsung TVs and found that on average Samsung has excellent ratings compared to other brands. We also found that Samsung has excellent ratings specifically within its mid-size TVs range.

1080p Video Mode

This television supports a 1080p video mode, which is typical of many TVs of this type and age.

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9 Reasons Against

Does Not Have a WiFi Connection

The Samsung UN40H5003 does not have a WiFi connection, although it is worth keeping in mind that most of the other mid-size TVs that were launched more than two years ago also do not have a WiFi connection.

We compared all the other TVs which also have a WiFi connection to this TV and we think the Panasonic TX-L32E30 which is also higher rated is also worth considering.

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Does Not Support Smart TV Features

The UN40H5003 does not support smart TV features. Most of the other similar spec televisions that have been on the market for more than two years also do not support smart TV features.

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Not 3D Compatible

Like most of the other TVs of this spec and age, the UN40H5003 is not 3D compatible.

If you want a television that is 3D compatible then you might also want to look at the Panasonic TX-40AS640 which also has a higher rating.

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Does Not Have a Built-In Camera

The UN40H5003 does not have a built-in camera, although it is worth keeping in mind that most of the other mid-size TVs that have been on the market for a similar time to the UN40H5003 also do not have a built-in camera.

There are a number of other TVs which also have a built-in camera that you might also want to consider including the UE46ES8000, the UN46ES8000, or the UE40F7000 all from Samsung.

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Very Slow Motion Interpolation Frequency

At only 60 hertz, the UN40H5003 has a quite slow motion interpolation frequency compared to most of the other mid-size TVs that were released more than two years ago. The slowest motion interpolation frequency of mid-size TVs that came out around the same time as the UN40H5003 is 50Hz, the fastest is 1,800Hz, and the average motion interpolation frequency is 260Hz.

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Only Analog Tuner

This TV has an Analog & Digital tuner, which is the most commonly found tuner on TVs of a comparable type and age to it.

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Does Not Feature OLED Technology

Most TVs of this age and spec do not feature OLED technology. The UN40H5003 is no exception to this as it too does not feature OLED technology.

We compared this television to all the other TVs with an OLED technology and we think the Samsung UE46H7000 which also has a higher rating is also worth considering.

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Only Two HDMI Ports

The UN40H5003 is a two HDMI port TV. Most of the other comparable spec TVs that have been around for more than two years have between one and four HDMI ports.

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Fairly Thick

The UN40H5003 has one of the thicker thicknesses (93.98 millimeters) amongst televisions of this age. TVs that have been around for around the same time as the UN40H5003 have thicknesses of between 3.5mm and 100mm, and the average thickness is 62mm.

We think you might also be interested in some of the alternative 93.98mm thick TVs currently available including the Samsung UN32EH5000 which has better reviews.

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2 Other reasons to consider the Samsung UN40H5003

Released Over Two Years Ago

It was over two years ago when Samsung released the UN40H5003.

Full HD HD Type

The display resolution of this TV is Full HD, which is the most commonly found HD type on mid-size TVs that were launched around the same time as it. Full HD TVs have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

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0.43T

Running this TV over 5 years will generate 0.43 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

12

To offset that much CO2 you would need to plant 12 tree seedlings and grow them for 10 years.